MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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